Fastener for vehicle-tires.



l. C. HOOKER.' FASTENER FOR VEHICLE TIRES. APPLicATloN FILED MAR. l, 1917.

Patented NOV. 27, 1917.

J. C. HOCKER.

FASTENER roR'vEHlcLE TmEs.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. '1, 19H.

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JEFFERSON C. HOOKER, OF BARNARD, MISSOURI.

FASTENER FOB. VEHICLE-TIRES.

Application led 'March 1, 1917.

To all fui/wm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JnFFnnsoN C. Hocnnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Barnard, in the county of'Noclaway and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Vehicle-Tires; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description Y the invention resides in the novel features and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile wheel equipped with one of the improved tires;

Fig. 2 is an enlargedelevation showing more particularly the means for contracting the tire bead around the rim and for releasing said bead when the tire is to be removed;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing said releasing and contracting means in position to permit attachment or detachment of the tire;

Fig. l is an enlarged transverse section on the plane of the line .Hc-f1 of Fig.` 2, illustrating primarilv the arrangement of the bead contracting and releasing means;

Fig. 5 is an additional transverse section illustrating primarily the arrangement of the canvas reinforcing plies in the tire;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective showing the operating lever of the bead controlling means moved approximately to locked position;

Fig. 7 is a similar view showing said lever locked in position to retain the tire on the rim;

Fig. 8 is a detail longitudinal section of the parts illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7;

Fig. 9 is a detail transverse section on the plane of the line 9-9 of Fig. 8, illustrating the preferred type of spring for holding the lever locked in operative position; and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 191W.

Serial No. 151,823.

Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic transverse section of the tire showing its approximate formation when removed from the rim.

in the drawingsabove briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a straight side automobile wheel rim having the usual side flanges while 3 designates the improved tire which is applicable to other types of rims than that shown, for instance, the common form of clenchcr rim and the quick dctachable.

The tire 8 is substantially solid. being for the most part formed of rubber or other suitable composition but a continuous air space llis provided at the center thereof as shown in the transverse sections. the inner or rim engaging portion of the tire being formed with a circumferential air channel 5 midway its side edges, said channel and space being connected b v the circumferential slit 6 which thus divides the inner portion of the tire into a pair of beads 7, each of which is reinforced by a suitable wire cable 8 preferably of the common construction although the inclined side of said cable is located toward the exterior of the tire.

Embedded in the rubber or the like of which the body of the tire is formed, are a number of plies 9 of canvas or other material appropriate for reinforcingpurposes. the edges of said plies being passed in opposite directions around the cables S as illustrated clearly in Fig. 5 and at the right of Fig. 1. At the left of the last namediigure.`

' ceiving the means for connecting the ends of said cables.

Since the means last referred to is duplicated on opposite sides of the tire, the arrangement on one side thereof only is illustrated 'in detail. Said means comprises briefly a body 12 connected to one end of the cable 8, a link 13 connected to the other end thereof, a lever 14e connecting said body and lilik and a lock 15 for securing said lever in operative position.

The body 12 is of elongated channelshaped formation having one end closed at 16 and provided with an eye 17 threaded therein for attaching it adjustably tothe cable, whereas the other end of said body lllO is formed with ears 18 on its side anges between which the inner end of the lever 14 is fulcrumed, said `lever being of a size to fold into the channel of the body 12 as shown clearly in Fig. 2, in which position it is retained by the lock 15. rIhe link 13 is formed cfa single piece ofmetal pivoted at 19 to the lever 14 between the ends of the Y latter, the outer end of said link having .a hook or eye 2O by means of which it is connected to the end of the cable 8 opposite that engaged with the eye 17. Between its ends, link 1B is arched at 21 to accommodate the fulcrum of the lever 14 when the device is locked, the pivot 19 being then below dead center to cause a downward pull to be exerted on the lever 14. This pull U Utends to retain said lever in the channel of the body 12 and thus relieves unnecessary strain from the lock 15.

The lock above referred to consists of a substantially semi-circular block 22 pivot- [ally mounted in the body 12 and an operat ing arm 23 extending from the periphery thereof, said block being impelled in one direction by a suitable spring 24 and said arm 23 serving to limit the movement of said block by contact with the closed end 1G of body 12, said end preferably having a seat 25 to receive the free end of said arm as illustrated most clearly in F ig. 8. A screw driver or the like may be inserted into the vseat 25 for moving the lock 15 to the dotted line position of F ig. 8 and when in this posi# tion the lever 14 is free to swing outwardly as illustrated in F ig. 3. l/Vhen, however, said lever is 1n closed position, the periphxeral portion of the block 22 opposite the arm 23, is received in a curved seat 26 in the free end of said lever and thus the latterv V27 of the block`22 and surrounding the pivotA Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, byiaddlressinig the .Goiinnissoner oflatentps, i

deal of trouble and annoyance isvaverted.

flanges of the body'12.

A tire embodying the features above described may be easily attached and detached by operating the lever 14 and thus a great Since these advantages are best derived from the construction shown and described, this construction constitutes the preferred formi of the device, but it isto be understood thatI within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous changesmay be made without sac# -V rificing the principali advantages.

1. A connecting device comprising an elongated channeleshaped body, a lever ful- 6 crumed at one end between the side flanges'. of said body and adapted to fold intothc Vchannel thereof, .a link pivoted to'said leverA between its ends and arched to-extend` over the fulcrum thereof, anda lock in said body for holding said, lever in said channel.`

2. A connecting device comprising an elongated channel-shaped body, a lever fulcrumed at one endbetween the side flangesA of said body .and adapted to fold into the channel thereof, a link pivoted to said lever Y between its ends, a substantially semi-circular block pivotally mounted inyone end of A the aforesaid channel and having a combined stop and operating `arm extending outwardly from its periphery, va fixed stop cooperating with said arni, anda spring for turning said block to the extent :permitted by said arm and stop, the free end Av of the aforesaid lever having a seat to receive ag85 portion of said block when saidlever isf folded into the channel of the aforesaid j i body. l f V-Y In testimony whereofl have hereunto set my hand in the presenceof two subscribing 90 witnesses.

Witnesses:

G. H. HARGiiAvn, l. n C. E. Grorr.A A 1 Washngton,D. (1.. w

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